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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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